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Jan 19: Author & activist Lorraine Hansberry film premieres on PBS

American Masters -- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart premieres nationwide Friday, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps.

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Unique Food and Wine Experience Launches in Dallas

Food and Wine Crawl Dallas will kick off February 17th with visits to several local restaurants and wineries. The private tour has been popular in cities like Chicago and Atlanta and hopes to replicate that success in Texas.

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'Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me' trailer puts her mental health front and center

Selena Gomez is opening up even more about her health struggles.

SMU Law Launches Impact Scholarship for Students from Underserved Communities

Dedman Law School of Law has raised $1 million toward endowment of new program

SMU’s Dedman School of Law will offer a new full-tuition, three-year Impact Scholarship for an incoming law student from an economically or educationally underserved community, with a preference for a first-generation college student.

Audit of Houston Affordable Housing Complexes Announced

The Harris County Chief Appraiser is conducting an audit of dozens of apartment complexes that have been given huge tax breaks to provide affordable housing.

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Officer who helped take down Eric Garner before he said, 'I can't breathe,' to learn whether he keeps his job

The New York police officer accused of using a banned chokehold in the 2014 death of Eric Garner administered "a lethal dose of prohibited force" for no reason, as Garner posed no danger, a lawyer said Monday in a disciplinary hearing.

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Amid record audiences/surging ticket prices, Caitlin Clark brings ‘more visibility’ to women’s basketball

At the start of her college basketball career, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Caitlin Clark grew accustomed to playing at empty venues.

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National Auditions for Dreamgirls Kick Off In Houston

Auditions for the upcoming Theatre Under The Stars production of Dreamgirls will kick off in Houston on January 27-28, 2017.

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Evacuation order canceled as North Carolina dam deemed safe

Residents and businesses near a dam in North Carolina appeared to have dodged potential disaster Wednesday after an emergency at the location was called off.

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She could be the first woman ever to run the CIA

President Donald Trump's pick to head the CIA, Gina Haspel, would be the first female director of the intelligence agency if confirmed. Haspel, who served as deputy director of the agency under Mike Pompeo, Trump's pick to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, since February 2017, has accepted the new role, saying in a statement that she was "grateful to President Trump for the opportunity, and humbled by his confidence in" her.

The shirt that police believe Jennifer Farber Dulos was wearing the day she disappeared more two

There's a scene in the new movie "Blinded by the Light" where British protesters harass and assault a Pakistani family on their way to a wedding. Their teenage son is nowhere to be found; he's off buying Springsteen tickets.

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As California's big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out

Gary Biggs' family hasn't had water coming out of their private well for over a decade, after a multi-year drought and overpumping by agriculture and industry.

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Why Congress hasn’t made social media safer.

Wednesday’s emotional Senate Judiciary Committee hearing grilling tech CEOs focused on Silicon Valley’s failures to protect kids online. But it also spotlighted Congress’ own glaring — and longstanding — inability to pass any meaningful legislation to rein in tech platforms.

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They sold everything to become a digital nomad family. Here’s what happened next

They’d always made traveling a priority, and after settling down and having their first child, Courtney and Justin Orgias were keen to keep exploring the world as much as they could.

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Trump is on the defense as he prepares for expected 2024 announcement

Should Donald Trump announce his third presidential bid on Tuesday, as is widely expected, he will begin the next phase of his political career under siege.

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Trump leads in polls, money – and understanding the delegate race

Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race, but he’s also already ahead in an essential area that’s gotten less notice: the delegate process.

1,450 Afghan kids were evacuated to the US without their parents. Some are still in limbo

An 8-year-old sobs every night after her aunt puts her to bed. A 17-year-old wakes up clutching his pillow and calling out his little brother's name.

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“We Got All Four”

“We got all four. We got all four,” was the rally cry that rang out around the world by protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the four former officers involved in the death of George Floyd were finally arrested and charged with his murder. Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are all in custody awaiting trial.

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Men Are Four Times As Likely to Commit Suicide. Why?

In 2020, according to the CDC, suicide took the lives of over 45,979 men, women, and children. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Not only is suicide an epidemic for the general population, it’s the third leading cause of death for boys and the 9th leading cause of death for all males. Women are 1.5 times more likely to attempt suicide than men, however men are still 4 times more likely to die as a result.

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Texas House of Representatives votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office’s powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice.